For those who believe body-image issues only plague women, a new study conducted at the University of Sydney may help not only dispel that notion, but raise a few alarms for your male gym buddies. In ...

Some teen boys are determined to grow more muscular to match their social media idols. Going to the gym and manipulating ...

Experts say the pressure can trigger eating disorders for first time moms. The post Study finds 3 in 4 new moms struggle with ...

While I was writing my latest book “Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life,” I had an opportunity to interview Abby (24 years old), who told me, “Growing up, I can’t remember a time I when I wasn’t ...

Throughout her career, former ice dancer Matilda Friend struggled with disordered eating and felt pressure to look a certain ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The most important factor in the successful treatment of eating disorders is improving the patient's perception of their body -- and that's not an easy task, says a ...

Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified conscious experience of “my body.” When this process of integrating different sensory ...

The “looksmaxxing” trend on TikTok, which encourages users to maximize their looks to appear more attractive, has become increasingly popular with young men and teen boys. In fact, the hashtag ...

This is a guest blog written by Anna Dimas, a graduate student in Clinical Psychology in Dr. Alleva’s lab at Maastricht University. Source: Mohammad Faruque / Unsplash Eating disorders are complex ...

Body image is complicated, and there seems to be a whole lexicon of terms to use when we talk about how we see and feel about our bodies. This alphabetical guide can help. Body image is a key ...

When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...